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16 U.S.C. 971d: Administration

Created in 1975 by Public Law 94-70. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 971e, 16 U.S.C. 1854.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–81 designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), and added subpar. (B). Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–384, §202(b)(1)(F), substituted "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery" for "Magnuson Fishery". Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 105–384, §202(b)(1)(C), substituted "clause (i)" for "subparagraph (A)" in cl. (iii), and redesignated last sentence of subpar. (A) as subpar. (B) and realigned margin. Law text · (c), (B)
    • Pub. L. 105–384, §202(b)(1)(F), substituted "Magnuson-Stevens Fishery" for "Magnuson Fishery". Law text · (d)

    1995

    • Pub. L. 104–43, §303(3), substituted "exclusive economic zone" for "fisheries zone" after "any vessel in the" in third sentence. (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §305(1), inserted "and other measures" after "Regulations" in heading. (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §305(2), inserted "or fishing mortality level" after "quota of fish" in concluding provisions. (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 104–43, §305(3), added pars. (6) and (7). (Fisheries Act of 1995) Law text · (c), (7)

    1990

    • Pub. L. 101–627, §206(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpars. (B) and (C). · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–627, §206(b), added subpars. (I) to (K) and concluding provisions and struck out former subpar. (I) which read as follows: "impose such other requirements and provide for such other measures as the Secretary may deem necessary to implement any recommendation of the Commi… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 101–627, §207, amended subsec. (d) generally, substituting provisions relating to recommended Commission actions regarding large-scale driftnet fishing and conservation of Atlantic swordfish for provisions relating to Commission recommendations concerning bluefin tuna and issua… · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.